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John Malalas

491 - 578

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John Malalas (Greek: Ἰωάννης Μαλάλας, translit. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Malalas has received more than 159,668 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). John Malalas is the 1,037th most popular writer (down from 935th in 2019), the 392nd most popular biography from Turkey (down from 346th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Turkish Writer.

John Malalas is most famous for writing a chronicle of Byzantine history.

Memorability Metrics

  • 160k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.76

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.19

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.91

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, John Malalas ranks 1,037 out of 5,755. Before him are Ľudovít Štúr, Egill Skallagrímsson, Shoko Asahara, Bāṇabhaṭṭa, Jerome K. Jerome, and Marcus Minucius Felix. After him are Will Durant, Corinna, Robert Merle, Al-Mutanabbi, Bulat Okudzhava, and Sonia Rykiel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 491, John Malalas ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 578, John Malalas ranks 4. Before him are Abd al-Muttalib, Justin II, and Brendan. After him are Jacob Baradaeus and Wuffa of East Anglia.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, John Malalas ranks 392 out of 1,301. Before him are Athanasius the Athonite (920), Anna Porphyrogenita (963), Licinia Eudoxia (422), Antipas of Pergamum (100), Deiphobus (null), and Latife Uşşaki (1898). After him are Laskarina Bouboulina (1771), Procopius (325), Memnon (null), Eutropius (320), Agnes of Antioch (1153), and Constance of Antioch (1127).

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Among WRITERS In Turkey

Among writers born in Turkey, John Malalas ranks 25. Before him are Theodoret (393), Dio Chrysostom (40), Publilius Syrus (-100), Aziz Nesin (1915), Ahmad Khani (1650), and Bar Hebraeus (1226). After him are Mimnermus (-670), Alcman (-611), Zenodotus (-330), Kassia (810), Aristophanes of Byzantium (-257), and Aelius Aristides (117).

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